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Teaching Interests

My main focus in the field is inorganic chemistry, which is so exciting to teach because it draws on all of the other sub-disciplines of chemistry. Because of this, I’m interested in making connections between inorganic chemistry and other courses students have taken throughout their careers. Additionally, I think it is vital to balance the abstract and theoretical topics of chemistry with the everyday and practical applications. This philosophy extends to the classroom as well as the laboratory, where I encourage students to explore and ask their own questions, rather than working straight from a manual.

Research Interests

Research in my group is focused on developing and understanding next generation polymeric materials. This includes discovering new inorganic catalysts, as well as new techniques, to develop switchable catalysts, degradable polymers, and biomedical materials. One of the advantages of this research is that it is highly interdisciplinary and there is something to be found in it for every type of chemist.